Same thing as with Suikoden, I've never touched a Fire Emblem game in my life. Maybe I tried one on a emulator but I doubt it given how much I suck with this genre.

Either way I just wanted to say that I like how the attacks have this "weight" and/or "impact" to them. It really feels that you are making damage to the enemies, and aside from that I dunno what to think... it doesn't look terrible but I do like the art style of the DS game more.

It made me think of Aion armor designs immediately, and I wasn't much a fan of that game's aesthetic, either. As bland and boring as the art in other FE games were, they at least looked sensible (fluorescent pink armor plates aside). I get the feeling that recently a lot of armor in fantasy games are constantly trying to one-up each other in the gaudy department.

I haven't enjoyed FE since the first one hit the GBA years ago, but it doesn't mean I've learned from past mistakes. Will definitely get a 3DS for this.

FE7 is my favorite as well, but I think it's more because it was the first time any of us had ever been exposed to FE. On a personal level, I also liked that they drew you into the story by making you have an actual physical presence in the game in some capacity- it helped you care about the characters a lot more. I certainly have a much deeper impression of Lyndis, Eliwood and Hector than I do Ephraim, Eirika, Roy or Marth. That was one thing I wanted to see in that remake to FE3 they made, but that never made it over, so I'm not too confident this one will, either.